Words Don't Define Me
Define Ventilation
Physical act of moving air in and out of the lungs
What is the threshold SpO2 reading for initiating oxygen therapy?
93-94%
What two muscles are responsible for breathing?
Diaphragm and Intercostals
What airway adjunct is appropriate to use in a conscious patient?
NPA - Nasopharyngeal Airway
Name the 3 vertebrae where the phrenic nerve innervates the diaphragm.
C3 C4 C5
"3,4,5 keep you alive"
Define Respiration
The process of carbon dioxide (and other wastes) and oxygen exchange.
Normal Adult Pulse Range
60-100 bpm
How would you open the airway in a patient with suspected cervical spine injury?
Jaw Thrust
What airway adjunct is only for use in a patient with no gag reflex?
OPA- Oropharyngeal Airway
What is pulmonary edema?
fluid backup in the lungs due to CHF (Left sided particularly)
in COPD patients, the drive to breathe is changed to chemoreceptors determining a drop in oxygen.
Normal Adult respiratory rate
12-20
Put these in correct order:
Oxygen Therapy
Open the Airway
Suction
Open the Airway
Suction
Oxygen Therapy
What medication is given sublingually to address angina?
NTG - Nitroglycerin
The grinch was born with a heart, how many sizes two small?
2. The answer is two, according to the Hoo's in Hooville.
Define a pneumothorax
Define pleural effusion
Air inside the chest, outside of the lungs.
Fluid inside the chest, outside of the lungs/heart.
What is the adult dose for Epi administration in anaphylaxis?
0.3mg
What type of cellular metabolism uses oxygen for energy production?
aerobic metabolism
Which of the following is NOT a Christmas Movie:
Elf, Nightmare Before Christmas, Die Hard, Home Alone, Land Before Time, Jingle All the Way, Polar Express, A Christmas Carol, It's a wonderful Life, Home Alone, Frosty, Rudolf, A Christmas Story,
Land Before Time
Name the Valves of the heart corresponding with the flow of blood through the heart
TPMA: tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral, aortic
Defnine Tidal Volume and Minute Volume.
Vt= amount of air moved in one breath
Vm= amount of air moved in one minute
How many mg of ASA for a suspected AMI patient?
324-325mg
What is a by product of anaerobic metabolism?
lactic acid
Name the contraindications to CPAP Therapy
(ALLLLLL OF THEMMMMMM)
1. SBP below 100-110 2. Altered LOC. 3. Inability to sit upright 4. Inability to maintain airway. 4. Facial trauma/facial anatomy preventing mask seal. 5. Pneumothorax
Name the Blood flow of the heart in Correct order starting with a entrance vessels and ending with the exit vessel
vena cava-R atrium-tricuspid valve-R ventricle- pulmonary valve- pulmonary arteries- lungs-pulmonary veins -L atrium- mitral valve - L ventricle- aortic valve - aorta